Since months now, there is an attempt to break residence permit for medical reasons, which entitles undocumented migrants who habitually reside in France and who need healthcare to stay in France as long as they cannot effectively access to appropriate treatment in their country of origin. The Senate lately voted an law amendment on this issue, which they presented as a compromise text between the existing law and the amendment voted by the National Assembly (Parliament) in March. But in reality, this text is much more restrictive: according to it, seriously-ill undocumented foreigners could be protected from expulsion only if the treatment they need does not exist in their country of origin. The text also excludes the doctors from the decision process, and leaves the State representative (préfêt) free to interpret the medical situation as he choses. The last chance to have this text rejected is that the Commission that has now to review it goes back on this decision.

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